Environment Minister Reece Whitby met members of our Mentor Program yesterday and heard how it is driving personal and professional growth amongst our staff. It links with the Vogel review recommendation 3 (b) to establish a mentoring program to support assessment personnel.

#WesternAustralia 's most advanced tyre recycyling infrastructure opened yesterday. Partly funded by State and Federal governments Tyrecycle’s #recycling plant in East Rockingham can process 42,000 tonnes of tyres annually and will support 10 new jobs. More:ow.ly/TEpX50Rvjnp

Gascoyne Junction hosts the National #TidyTowns Sustainability Awards this weekend.

🤞Wishing Western Australian state winner of the 2023 Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards #ShireofPingelly good luck at the national event!

More: ow.ly/aOgZ50RukEs

#KABCWA Keep Australia Beautiful

We're proud about a new partnership with the Yamatji Water Company, honouring commitments with the #Yamatji Nation to promote Aboriginal Water Monitor training and creating new jobs through the Mid-West. More: ow.ly/PcpR50RuikR

#DWERatWork #WaterMonitoring #BetterTogether

#KeepAustraliaBeautiful Council community litter grants are open until 20 May 2024!

For more information and to apply, visit ow.ly/oefF50RfYEs

Keep Australia Beautiful #KABCWA #sustainablecommunities #GrantOpportunity #GrantFunding #FundingAvailable #WesternAustralia

We're recruiting a highly motivated senior leader to become the first Executive Director Climate in our Climate and Sustainability portfolio.

Learn more and apply: ow.ly/IKBp50Rt7ev

View the job listing: ow.ly/1Q2R50Rt777

#TakeTheLead #WeAreHiring #WAJobs

You'll have realised cooler weather has arrived. A sign we have transitioned into #Djeran (autumn) season on Noongar Boodja, the South West of Australia.

Watch #Noongar knowledge holder Kerry-Ann Winmar explaining more about this season: ow.ly/yjAN50NqUhY

#Noongar Djeran

Our Clean Energy Future Fund supports the implementation of innovative #CleanEnergy projects in #WesternAustralia . It helps to provide cost-effective solution to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Apply now, this round closes on 10 June 2024.

More: ow.ly/L0Lb50R0QFj

#CEFF

Final week to register!

We’re seeking former staff members to join us at our inaugural staff reunion on #WorldEnvironmentDay , 5 June, at Perth City Farm in East Perth to celebrate the legacy you helped build!

👉Learn more and register by Sunday, 5 May ow.ly/XKel50RgNcg

We’re seeking a highly motivated, experienced leader for the Director, Office of the EPA position with DWER. This role works in close partnership with the Executive Director, EPA Services and the EPA to deliver the EPA’s Strategic Plan. More ow.ly/mZBh50RoJfn

The Office of Appeals Convenor and the Contaminated Sites Committee have relocated. You can now find them at Level 18, 197 St Georges Terrace, Perth. The current telephone, PO Box addresses, and email contacts will remain the same.

After 3 years of intensive field studies, the #groundwater investigation in the Swan Valley and North East Corridor moves into the next phase. The data will be used for a Managed Aquifer Recharge suitability map.

More about groundwater investigations: ow.ly/OFGY50QYsIz

WA Health is advising people to avoid contact with algal blooms that have recently been seen along Perth’s coastline. Our officers are working with WA Health and relevant local government authorities to monitor potentially impacted foreshore areas. More: ow.ly/KxQt50RmXYq

Our Deputy Director General Chris Shaw is recruiting for multiple senior leadership positions in his Approvals portfolio.

Interested?: ow.ly/TRsv50RiHKO

#ChooseYourEnvironment #TakeTheLead #WAJobs #WAPublicSector #WeAreHiring

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Our #HealthyRivers team have been helping install fish hotels as part of a collaborative project with Harvey River Restoration Taskforce, to restore habitat for aquatic life in the Harvey River 🐟. Thank you to Minister for Water Simone McGurk for coming to see the work! More: ow.ly/jk9V50RlRkv

Our officers are continuing intensive investigations into odour complaints within the Nambeelup, Secret Harbour, Singleton and #Mandurah areas.

Visit our Community updates page for today’s update: ow.ly/vKaG50RlQfN

Today's United Nations #InternationalMotherEarthDay is a good reminder that we need a shift to a more climate resilient economy that works for both people and the planet.

What does this mean for #WesternAustralia ? Read the #ClimateAdaptation Strategy: ow.ly/930t50RgNRj

Sediment removal along the shoreline of the Vasse Estuary has commenced this week, led by Water Corporation, us at DWER and supported by CityBusselton.

Residents are hopeful the work will reduce smells in summer months caused by the exposed sediments.

#WAEstuaries #DWERatWork

The #BindjarebDjilba committee met recently to progress policy and planning initiatives to minimise future sources of nutrients to the Peel-Harvey estuary.

Learn more about the Bindjareb Djilba (Peel-Harvey estuary) Protection Plan: ow.ly/S3jP50RiIOQ

#WAestuaries

Our Deputy Director General Dennis O’Reilly is searching for an Executive Director Strategy and Organisational Reform to join his Strategy and Performance team here at DWER.

#TakeTheLead in organisational transformation and apply ow.ly/5PCB50RgTNx

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